“Elderberry,” Lady Margaret announces at breakfast. “There’s a shocking lack of decent elderberry.”
Lord Randolph puts down his copy of the Times.
“Fig,” he replies. “That’s what I think.”
Since they turned their stately home into a game park, Lady M. has branched out into jams bearing the ancestral crest. They sell quite briskly to the tourists, and Harrods has expressed interest.
The butler whispers to Lord R., who excuses himself; the mandrills have escaped again and are performing indecencies on the parapets.
As Lady M. stands up from the table, we observe that she is wearing these pants.
English Floral Wide-Legs (No. 1874). Traditional fabric in an up-to-date style; more proof of flexible thinking among the upper crust. Cool, comfortable cotton blend with some stretch. Neat inverted front pleats, buttoning rear pockets, side-seam pockets. 12" wide legs.
Nil desperandum.
Sizes: 4 through 16. Color: Pink and Red Roses with Green foliage and Pale Yellow stripes, on Cream.
